Animal-trap.



A. A. GHANTLAND.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1911.

1,005Q102. Patnted 0031911.

UNITE STATES ANDREW A. OHANTLAND, 0F BADQ ER, IOWA.

AnIMAL-TRAPQQ 7 Specification of Letters lfatent.

Application filed March 17, 1911. Serial No. 615,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW A. CHANT- LAND, of Badger, in the county ofHumboldtand State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements inAnimal-Traps, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to improvements in animal traps, and pertains moreparticularly to spring traps of the type disclosed in patent to StephenR. Leonard, granted on December 16, 1902, Number 716,255.

. The object of my invention is to produce an animal trap of saidcharacter adapted to be propelled or spring upwardly from the groundtoward theprey simultaneously with the action of the clamping jaws.

A further object thereof is to provide an auxiliary spring adapted to beheld in confinement by a trigger which is actuated by the main spring bywhich the clamping jaws are actuated, said auxiliary spring beingadapted to throw the trapfrom the ground to prevent the escape of ananimal from the clamping jaws after tripping the actuating mechanismthereof, and a still further object of my invention is to produce a moresimple, cheap and efficient animal trap than has heretofore beenproduced.

To these ends, my invention includes the combinations and arrangement ofcomponent parts to be hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the claims. v i

In the accompanying drawings, in which like reference charactersindicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a side view of an animal trapshowing my improvement wit-h the trigger and detent removed. Fig. 2 is adetail view of the auxiliary spring adapted to propel thetrap, and Fig.3 is a transverse sectional view of my animal trap showing a detent andactuating trigger therefor.

In said drawings, I have shown a trap consisting of a supporting frame0, jaws E, and spring D. Any preferred or suitable means may be employedfor holding the jaws against the action of the spring which forms nopart of my invention.

1n the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 3 of the'drawings, I employthe detent 'H which coac'ts with the trigger G- to hold or release thejaws.

The supportmgframe C 18 provided at or adjacent to its opposite endswith uprights F on which the jaws E are pivoted in suitable bearings.The spring D is preferably U-shaped, having one end pivoted on thesupporting frame (1., The opposite end is provided with an openingthrough which the jaws E extend as shown. A

For the purpose of causing said trap to spring from the ground whenactuated, I provide a. longitudinally disposed downwardly curved springA secured at one end on the lower face of the supporting-frame 0adjacent to the end opposite to that on which the U-shaped spring D issecured, the free end of which is adapted to press outwardly from theframe C, but which may be confined by the trigger B, hereinafterdescribed.

As shown in the drawing the supporting frame C has an openingintermediate of the uprights F and adjacent to the end on ,which thespring D is secured thereon. At said opening the frame is pierced by thetrigger B which is pivoted on the frame intermediate of its ends, and isprovided with the oppositely arranged heads on and n to engagerespectively the ends of the spring A and the spring D.

\Vhen the jaws E of the trap are released, the tension of the spring Dsnaps them together above the supporting frame as shown in the fulllines of the drawing, and by the same action of the spring D, the head aof the trigger is engaged and pressed backward to actuate the oppositeend at to release the spring A which springs outwardly against theground and throws the entire trap upwardly to catch the animal whichactuated the trigger.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to besocured by Letters Patent, is

1. In an animal trap, the combination with a frame, clamping jaws and amain spring for actuating said jaws, of an auxiliary spring secured onsaid frame adapted to projcct'the trap from the ground when the jaws areactuated.

2. In an animal trap, the combination with a frame, clamping jaws and amain spring for actuating said jaws, of an auxiliary spring secured onsaid frame-adapted to project the trap from the-ground, ahd

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means for releasing said alixilia ry spring theaction of said mainspring, substansimultaneously with the adtion bf the jaws. tially. asdescribed. 10

' 3. In an animal trap, the eo'mbinac-ioi 1v Signed at Fort Dodge, Iowa,"this 13 day -''with a frame, clamping jaws and aimain of March, 1911.

' 5 spring for actuating saidjaws, of an auxil I ANDREW A. CHANTLAND.

iary spring secured on said frame,' a pivoted Witnesses: trigger adaptedto confine said auxiliary HARRIETI Hn'romson, spring and tq be trippedto release same by ANNA. S. OHANTLAND.

